3rd EAI International Conference on Future Access Enablers of Ubiquitous and Intelligent Intrastructures

The3rd EAI International Conference on Future Access Enablers of Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures (FABULOUS 2017) aims to gather prominent researchers from academia and industry, innovators and entrepreneurs in the broad areas of future wireless networks, ambient and assisted living and smart infrastructures in order to interact, exchange ideas, expertise, experience and know-how and discuss the latest results and achievements in the aforementioned topics of interest.

Recent technology convergence within the ICT domain followed by increased user personalization triggers a need for multidisciplinary approaches tackling future networking problems from different perspectives. FABULOUS 2017 will provide a forum for its participants and trigger important discussions towards the fulfillment of the conference scope.

Special emphasis will be put on the analysis of practical use-cases and business opportunities in different parts of the world showcasing the social influence of the ICT.

Highlights

The event is endorsed by the European Alliance for Innovation, a leading community-based organization devoted to the advancement of innovation in the field of ICT.

All accepted papers will be submitted for publication in Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library, one of the world's largest scientific libraries.

Topics

FABULOUS 2017 solicits original and previously unpublished papers targeting research challenges, advances and business opportunities towards a world of smart environments enabled by broadband and pervasive communications.

The evolution of the ubiquitous interconnected digital surroundings offers an increasing wealth of opportunities for novel access and core technologies, novel applications and services and novel communications solutions that shift the paradigm towards user-centric approaches.

We expect original work, not currently under review by another conference or journal, which describes theoretical work validated by simulation or experimental studies. Developed proof-of-concepts and testbeds are of particular interest.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Future access networks:

5G access networks

Cloud RANs

Self-organizing networks

Ad-hoc networking

Cognitive radio & Dynamic spectrum access

Spectrum offloading

Tactile Internet

mmW and cmW bands for future access

Optical wireless communications

Antenna and radio propagation

RF devices

Internet of Things and Smart City / Smart Environment applications:

Wireless sensor networks and practical applications

Machine-to-machine (M2M) & device-to-device (D2D) communications

Vehicular communications

Smart grids

eHealth & eCare solutions

Energy efficiency and green solutions

Communications & Computing Infrastructures:

High Speed / High Capacity Networks

Optical Networks

Cloud computing

Software defined networking

Big data & Data mining

Security aspects in communications and data processing:

Advanced solutions in Network Security

Physical Security

Privacy and Confidentiality in Data Communications and Data Processing

Cryptography

Multimedia & content security

Signal processing & Multimedia:

Advanced algorithms for signal processing

Positioning and Localization

Video and Image signal processing

Audio processing

Third sense multimedia & communication

Proposals of Special Sessions on Selected Topics within the conference objective are strongly recommended.

DEADLINES for FABULOUS 2017

Full Paper Submission Deadline2nd April14th April 2017

JULY 31

Special Session Paper Submission Deadline

JULY 23

Notification DeadlineAUGUST 31 2017

Camera-ready DeadlineSEPTEMBER 15 2017

Our sponsors

Main sponsor

Orange is the mobile telecom leader in Romania with 10 080 000 customers and revenues of 266,8 million euros on June 30th 2017. Orange Romania is part of the Orange Group, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, with over 268,95 million customers worldwide. Orange Romania offers a wide range of communications solutions to its customers, both individual users and companies, from basic services to voice, data, fixed and mobile complete services, as well as TV services. As part of its innovation strategy, Orange Romania is actively involved in the ICT field in projects pertaining to the evolution of digital communications, advanced security solutions, IoT and Smart City applications, within the next 5G networks

SES is the world-leading satellite operator and the first to deliver a differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide, with more than 50 satellites in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 12 in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). SES focuses on value-added, end-to-end solutions in two key business units; SES Video and SES Networks. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and institutions. SES’s portfolio includes ASTRA, O3b Networks and MX1, a leading media service provider that offers a full suite of innovative digital video and media services. SES is listed on the Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange (ticker: SESG). Further information available at: www.ses.com "